Mary Kom to head IOA’s athlete’s commission
16th Nov 2022
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Mary Kom to head IOA athletes commission
- Six-time World women’s boxing champion and Olympic medallist Mary Kom was elected as chair person of the Athletes Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)on Tuesday. Table tennis ace Sharath Kamal will be the vice chair person.
- Both received their certificates from Returning Officer Umesh Sinha, who will conduct the IOA election on December 10.
- The athlete’s commission nominated Olympic medallists P.V. Sindhu and Gagan Narang for inclusion in the Electoral College for the IOA’s Executive Council.
- The immediate task of the Athletes Commission would be to identify eight Sports persons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) who would then be voting members of the IOA’s General Assembly.
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